Nomination for St. Peter-In-Chains Cathedral

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Congressional District: 2 Donald D. Clancy Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - County NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) St. Peter-in-Chains Cathedral AND/ OR HISTORIC: 325 W. Eighth Street 3.

CLASSIFICATION (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC - In Process 1 Unrestricted - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Transportation - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME: LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: 1960 X Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Hamilton ACCESSIBLE LOCATION 061 Religious CATEGORY Commercial OWNERSHIP REGISTER Site NATIONAL Both Entertainment NAME DATE District CODE Government Educational STATUS Yes: Private Residence Unoccupied Cincinnati Structure Agricultural Public Hamilton County Court House Industrial Being Considered Museum Cincinnati City Hall COMMON: Park Scientific Public Acquisition: 29 East Eighth Street ENTRY NUMBER Court and Main Streets Ohio REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS 801 Plum Street STREET AND NUMBER: JUN 20 1972 CITY OR TOWN: Object X Private Military JAN 1 8 1973 X Building - Federal Leibold, Paul F., Trustee for Archdiocese of Cincinnati JAN Inventory and Appraisal of Historic Sites, Buildings and Areas (Check One) - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered X Original Site twelve massive Corinthian columns.

A Wren-like central steeple Chape1, \framed by large scale black marble pillars which divide JUN 20 1972 CONDITION DESCRIPTION the site. REGISTER Ruins NATIONAL Fair granite.Either side of the cathedral are well landscaped on each side. This is a distinctive stone structure built in the style ported on the side walls by eighteen Corinthian columns, nine Baptistry, which is entered through the north portal on Eighth it from the cathedral nave.The ceiling of the nave is coffered On the exterior, new steps on Plum Street and Eighth Street, Bells named after the other apostles \Between 1952 and 1957, St. Peter-in-Chains was neatly are to the west of the cathedral at the Central Avenue and of rises above the portico toa height of approximately 22l feet. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

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walls. The original building was 80 feet in width, 200 feet in length and 55 feet from floor to ceiling. The roof was sup- Excellent Street. Moved built of Dayton marble, supported by blue sandstone foundation The south transept contains the Blessed Sacrament of a Greek temple.The front has a hexastyle portico with enlarged.At this time, transepts were added and the building Good

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Cincinnati architect, Edward J. Shulte, and Griewe and Company a painting of the same name done by the artist, Murillo.

This Communications Transportation Commerce Architecture Art Landscape Science Engineering Aboriginal losophy Theater Prehistoric Agriculture Music Industry itarian Pre-Columbian Invention Conservation Social/Human- Urban Planning United States and first Bishop of the Cincinnati diocese, in responsible for the construction of the original structure Sculpture sented to Bishop Fenwick, founder of the Dominican order in the ble treasures is a crucifix done by the great Benevenuto Cel- painting was taken from Seville Cathedral by Napoleon and pre- Cincinnati architect responsible for the Ohio State Capital, purported that he was close to the Jefferson family and influ- Peter was imprisoned in chains for preaching the gospel.This inary during the reconstruction and a copy now hangs in the of the cathedrals in the United States.Today it is thought to the Throne of Heaven, giving the Keys of the Kingdom to St.

be one of the most handsome and monumental examples of Greek lini.In addition to its art, architectural, and historical thought that the original architect was Henry Walter, the sidered the finest building in the west and the most imposing ral, there is a huge contemporary mosaic of Christ, seated on significance, the cathedral gives additional credibility to one sity of Aachen, and it was made in Munich, Germany.The cathe- mosaic was designed by Professor Anton Wendling of the Univer- enced by Thomas Jefferson's design for Monticello.It is struction of the cathedral in the l95o's is credited to another which was begun in 184l and, except for the portico, completed Military tory, and its urban location.When it was built, it was con- Education Other (Specify) AREAs OF SIGNIFICANCE(Check One or More as Appropriate) SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) and it is distinguished for its architecture, its art, its his- in 1845.

Revival architecture in this country. Archbishop Purcell was Purcell came to Cincinnati from Maryland where it is dral contains numerous works of art, and among its most valua- France in 1824.The painting was moved to St. Gregory's Sem- of Cincinnati did the interior.The cathedral is named after Rectory entrance corridor.At the new apse end of the cathed- This is the cathedral of the Cincinnati archdiocese, and records indicate the cathedral cost $l20,0o0.The recon- State of Ohio, Cincinnati, A Guide to the Queen City and

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GEOGRAPHICAL DATA DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES August, 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been National Reg GP 0 901.087 Degrees LATITUDE Local LONGITUDE Seconds Name ORGANIZATION Minutes Title DATE COUNTY CORNER STATE Degrees Minutes Seconds ATTEST: CODE Miami Purchase Association MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES FORM PREPARED BY National Register.

evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set 812 Dayton Street NAME AND TITLE: STREET AND NUMBER: John C. Garner, Jr. Executive Director Ohio CITY OR TOWN: (Cincinnati, Ohio: William H. Moore and Co., 1851) . APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Its Neighbors. level of significance of this nomination is: Keeper of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY JAN 1 8 1973 St. Peter-in-Chains Cathedral of these buildings is distinguished in its own right, and to- JUN 20 1972 GPO 901.082 Hamilton DATE COUNTY STATE 8.of the most notable street corners in America. gether they make a remarkable architectural ensemble.

(Number all entries) north of the cathedral across Eighth Street is City Hall.Each Ohio (Continuation Sheet) ENTRY NUMBER Opposite it on Form 10-300a NATIONAL REGISTER Plum Street is the Isaac M.Wise Temple.Parallel and to the JAN 1 8 1973 ARCHITECT ARCHEOLOGIST KEEPER Acknowledge HISTORIAN Federal Register entry Maps Register no. Send-back Re-submit National Register write-up Working number Photos EDITORIAL REVIEW BRANCH CHIEF TECH REVIEW 11-17-72 73001469 Hamilton Write-up Sheet Cornicz Stylized Caninthian Capitals, Kat2H.12-8-)2 Title: NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Loc. Title: _St NPS Number PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NPS Number _ PROPERTY OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER Title: Missing Core Documentation Reference Number St.

Peter-In-Chains Cathedral Nomination Form 73001469 County, State Photographs Property Name The following Core Documentation is missing from this entry: Hamilton, OH _X_ USGS Map UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THEUNTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROPERTY MAP FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with map)) 8, 1973 St. Peter-In-Chains Cathedral JUN 20 1972 AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUM BER: 325 W. Eighth Street CITY OR TOWN: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 039 JAN LOCATION 1965 Hamilton REQUIREMENTS NAME Cincinnati 061 COUNTY CODE DATE STATE Ohio NATIONAL 1:2400 SCALE: COMMON: MAP REFERENCE SOURCE: City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Form 10-301 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORICPLACES REGISTER (July 1969) Metropolitan Topographic Survey: Sheet No.

331 CITY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA SHEET NO.331 HAMILTON COUNTY METROPOLITAN TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY CINCINNATI SHEET OHIO June 7, 1972 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper Washington, D.C. 20005 Advisory Board meeting May 19, 1972. the buildings nominated--Plum Street Temple, St. Peter-in-Chains Cathedral, and City Hall of the City of Cincinnati. They were not Daniel R. Porter Encs : Completed applications - St. Peter-in-Chains Cathedral Stewart, Benjamin, House historical characteristics. Homewood Cottage National Register Director REGISTER NATIONAL Cordially, DRP/eg applications were approved by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Plum Street Temple mark possessing distinctive rather than common architectural and Covenant-First Presbyterian Church We intend to keep them coming in an increasing crescendo.

Please note that we recognize the geographic closeness of three of Central State University Hamilton County Memorial Building Cuvier Press Club Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation President's House, Iam transmitting herewith nine (9) completed National Register of 1100 L Street, N.W., Room 3209 City Hall, Cincinnati Dear Bill: submitted as a district, however, because our staff and the state preservation board deems each to be a pre-eminent, individual land- Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue JAN 1 8 1973 Cottage St. Poter-in-Chains Cathedral Hon. Willían B. Saxbe Ion. Robort Taft, Jz. Ion. Donald D. Clancy Location 1/22/73 STATE Date Entered PHR NRowland:mm Name ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Also Notified Cincinnati The Ohio historical society State Liaison Officer Wilberforce - Greone County Director, ortheast Rogion lion.Clarence J.Erown Wilborlorco